Insurance industry continues to see strong growth in the first half of 2019, according to insiders. General insurance gross premium between January and June reached $49.3mn, a 14.7% increase compared to the same period last year, while life insurance gross premium surged 55.3% to $66.3mn, according to Mey Vann, director-general of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Cambodia has 13 general insurance companies, 11 life insurers, and 7 micro-insurance firms. BIMA Cambodia, a micro-insurance that offers life and personal accident insurance to customers living on less than $10 a day with monthly premium starting as low as $1 per month, has more than 500,000 customers, according to its CEO. (Source: Khmer Times)